word choice and diction

What mood do the words convey:
Aggravated 
Enraged
Violent

• Exciting
• Angry
• Boring
• Happy

What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?

For spring allergy sufferers, the botanical garden is as pleasant as a traffic jam.

• The botanical garden is unpleasant for allergy sufferers.

• The botanical garden is enjoyable for everyone.

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

• An employee

• an underling

What moods do the words convey:
Creepy
Threatening
Nightmarish

• worried
• sad
• angry
• scary

What mood do the words convey:
Quiet
Serene
Tranquil

• boring
• fun
• calm
• happy

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

She walked through the mall, looking for the perfect burgundy necklace to match her blouse.

• strolled

• dashed

• zipped

• sprinted

The lion escaped from the zoo and the little girl _______.

• Talked

• Hollered

• Wailed

• Shrieked

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

What is mood?

• where and when a story takes place

• the author's reason for writing a story

• the author's attitude toward the story

• how the story makes you feel

This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole